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I’ve been binge watching shark tank recently. New game: find how much cheaper per unit you can get these people’s product as a single item. Usually aliexpress wins by a dollar or two.
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# ? Dec 7, 2018 09:17 |
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WrenP-Complete posted:A sponge thing with a handle for a dollar or two. These all leak via the sponge whether or not you get the name brand Moon Atari posted:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b7SjWTb6 I have multiple pairs and they all work well. Hirayuki fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Dec 7, 2018 |
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I'm not sure what I clicked on to get these recommendations, but that one in the bottom left is a doozy https://i.imgur.com/2fdi2UT.jpg
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# ? Dec 7, 2018 20:05 |
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Got a message from a person named Elephant King to tell me that my LED Christmas lights have shipped. That's an unusual amount of whimsy for AliExpress. I also ordered a well reviewed wireless cotton nursing bra for 10 euros cause I don't want to have to spend 100+ euros and drive for four hours to buy one here cause if you're larger than a D cup in the Netherlands you are poo poo outta luck for bras. I figure cotton has to be more cost effective than spun lead for the factory anyway. I'm hesitant about buying stuff for Ralph Jr from AliExpress. I did get some little cheap shoes with crabs and swans and foxes cause I only put shoes on him in the stroller and he won't be coordinated/strong enough to even reach his own feet in that position for a while yet, he's not even eight weeks. As long as he can't get it in his mouth or it isn't supporting his weight I think we are okay. But my mom sent me a bunch of high end classy toys for him and every single one of them was made in China anyway. I know the thing is that everything has toxic lead in it on the AliExpress, but I really have to wonder how safe/unsafe any of it is for babies. I was looking at breast pumps and the exact same models that are sold here online from European retailers are on the AliExpress. And since I can't find info on their site about where Medela, the big name in pumps, manufactures theirs (only a vaguely worded paragraph about being headquartered in Switzerland and distributing worldwide) I have to guess that even they make their pumps in China.
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# ? Dec 7, 2018 21:38 |
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Ralph Crammed In posted:I know the thing is that everything has toxic lead in it on the AliExpress, but I really have to wonder how safe/unsafe any of it is for babies. I was looking at breast pumps and the exact same models that are sold here online from European retailers are on the AliExpress. And since I can't find info on their site about where Medela, the big name in pumps, manufactures theirs (only a vaguely worded paragraph about being headquartered in Switzerland and distributing worldwide) I have to guess that even they make their pumps in China. Don't do it. Babies are very susceptible to stuff that adults and even young children would shrug off. It's not just things like cords being long enough to strangle, it's stuff like inferior fluffy material coming apart and choking them. Or a cheaper dye that isn't as colourfast as the stuff sold overseas and has toxic levels of stuff. And just because it looks the same as a good brand - or indeed is sold the same as a good brand - doesn't mean that is actually is. Or even good stuff that was supposed to be destroyed because someone spilt cleaning product on it and someone rescued it from the dumpster. Don't risk it for a baby.
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# ? Dec 7, 2018 21:46 |
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spog posted:Don't do it. I'm not using a breast pump anyway. I'm fortunate enough to stay home and feed him whenever he wants. And if I was going to use one on the reg I'd for sure get the 100% above board one. Anything like that I'm not going to take a risk on. I just wonder what/how the difference is from what is sold on AliExpress vs whats sold as a generic brand on EU/US retailers. My point is is that all this poo poo is made in China and there are not enough inspectors/QA people on the receiving end to make a dent in possible toxins/hazards, esp for the generic brand stuff. I'm super vigilant about baby's stuff, I've even cut the cords of my hoodies and all the hoods off of his hand me downs. I have the time to check his toys, but not every parent does. But like I said, even the quality stuff is made in China. I think there is an illusion of safety when it comes to hidden things like you mentioned. Ralph Crammed In fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Dec 7, 2018 |
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There is a huge difference between made in China for a company that follows your local standards and (hypothetically) conducts routine inspections of the Ralph Crammed In posted:My point is is that all this poo poo is made in China and there are not enough inspectors/QA people on the receiving end to make a dent in possible toxins/hazards, esp for the generic brand stuff.
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# ? Dec 7, 2018 22:41 |
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Crotch Fruit posted:There is a huge difference between made in China for a company that follows your local standards and (hypothetically) conducts routine inspections of the Yeah but a lot of EU/US retailers buy from these fly by night operations, or at least list their products for sale. I'm not saying to take a gamble on sensitive things that goes in a baby's mouth. That's not what I am doing at all, I get it. My point is is that just because a parent buys something from a legit retailer doesn't mean that the product is safe. We basically have to take companies at their word that a product is safe because who is checking this poo poo anyway? How many shipments of bottles/breastpumps/pacifiers are actually getting checked by anyone? Cause I bet a factory in China knows how to cut corners even on stuff for Medela or Phillips or whatever if they want, much less the silicon spoons you buy at the grocery store made by Fun Baby Plus or whatever. We are just taking them at their word that it's safe, so it's more of a question of how safe are Chinese factories on a whole.
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Ralph Crammed In posted:Yeah but a lot of EU/US retailers buy from these fly by night operations, or at least list their products for sale. I'm not saying to take a gamble on sensitive things that goes in a baby's mouth. That's not what I am doing at all, I get it. Any reasonably-large retailer will pay for a 3rd party to audit the product. That includes checking during production, random testing and sampling prior to shipment. Don't forget that while there are plenty of cowboys, there are plenty of quality factories that do a good job. How do you and I know when we buy from China? We don't. But the western retailer does. Disney has stuff manufactured in China and you can be drat sure that they know their books won't choke babies.
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# ? Dec 7, 2018 23:46 |
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If you’re getting cheap stuff anyway just go for the cheapest
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 00:12 |
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Babies are probably expensive.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 00:31 |
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They're basically a byproduct.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 00:40 |
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spog posted:Any reasonably-large retailer will pay for a 3rd party to audit the product. I'm sorry but this simply isn't the case for many consumer goods, and only to the extent that it causes immediate issues for the seller. Don't forget the Mattel lead paint affair.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 00:43 |
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My dad works for a major US-based plumbing fixture company which does manufacturing in China. One of his main job responsibilities is figuring out how the Chinese factories have cheaped out on their original plans and why the shower heads (or whatever) are suddenly not working to spec. He then corrects the processes. So that's definitely a thing people work on.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 00:43 |
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quote:The strategy. Within a few days of initially hearing from the retailer, Mattel employees had identified the factory that produced the tainted toys, stopped production and launched an investigation to determine the scope of the problem. That investigation concluded by the end of July and by August 2 the company had alerted the public and begun taking back about 1.5m toys. Mattel then voluntarily expanded the scope of its investigation and issued two more recalls, one on August 14 and another on September 5. In the August 14 recall, Mattel decided to head off another potential safety problem by recalling 18m toys with magnets that could hurt children if they became dislodged and were ingested.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 00:57 |
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What is more likely to give my baby cancer, Medela an established brand, or AliExpress where warehouses catching fire is just business as usual?
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 01:50 |
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Babies are actually pretty easy to replace. The wait is only slightly longer than the wait for your lead-lined breast pump.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 03:04 |
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We used Chinese knockoff cloth diapers on both our kids and they're fine and at least as durable as the couple of legit ones we have, and those little flimsy leather (?) shoes are really good too. I definitely wouldn't buy anything for a baby that's intended to go in their mouth, like a soother or something, from AX but the clothes are generally okay and are maybe the only clothes on the site that fit true to size.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 03:28 |
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Big Bad Beetleborg posted:I'm not sure what I clicked on to get these recommendations, but that one in the bottom left is a doozy
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 04:14 |
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Pick posted:Don't forget the Mattel lead paint affair. Or Bindeez the toy beads that turned into date rape drug GHB when consumed. Or Perth Children's Hospital, where Chinese produced brass fittings contaminated the water with lead, which is really the last thing you want in a children's hospital.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 04:36 |
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A common thing is endline runs. When a company hires out a factory for x months to produce x thousand units of a product, these factories are modular and often move all their machinery round to create a custom production line for the contract and proceed to fulfill the contract depending on the item, with a regional QA company dropping round and taking samples etc etc. Ok now that contract is done, but there’s downtime, maybe you finished ahead of schedule, maybe the next company that wants to utilise your factory is still signing on the dotted line, maybe raw materials are still coming through. Well the factory is already set up to make this specific thing, and you have a bunch of spare raw materials left over, and every minute the production line isn’t running is money pissed down the drain. But now that QA fucker isn’t around, and we can dilute the paint with whatever is in that barrel over there to make it go further, they crank out an extra 20-30k units and sell them off themselves.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 04:38 |
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Sex Robot posted:A common thing is endline runs. When a company hires out a factory for x months to produce x thousand units of a product, these factories are modular and often move all their machinery round to create a custom production line for the contract and proceed to fulfill the contract depending on the item, with a regional QA company dropping round and taking samples etc etc. In the bike industry you see a lot of similar things. Lots of knockoffs made in the same factory as the original, but you dig deeper and see where the corners were cut. Remember, at least when the name brand fails you have someone to sue. Good advice for cyclists that also applies to baby owners.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 05:33 |
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flashy_mcflash posted:We used Chinese knockoff cloth diapers on both our kids and they're fine AliExpress: probably fine to poo poo on
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eSporks posted:Great description. I ride Chinese carbon wheels on two of my bikes (one from Ali, one from eBay), they are fine. Once you've ridden a few hundred km and checked that they aren't faulty they are just as likely to fail as the name brands. I'm more worried about a driver killing me than parts breaking. When you see the quality of bikes that Kmart or Walmart poo poo out these chinesium parts really aren't that bad. The wheels in fact are miles better built than similar priced wheels I've bought from reputable retailers/brands or shipped on ~$2000 bikes I've bought. Hell my Merida it turned out shipped with counterfeit wheels on it - the rims were branded "alexims" instead of "alexrims". I've also bought carbon handlebars from Ali, they are clearly just a set that failed QA - the grippy clamping section was printed on off-center by about 2mm.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 06:52 |
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The thing to avoid is any store that sells counterfeits, the stores that sell unbranded stuff are probably just the factory selling sample runs or things built between contract runs.
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Moon Atari posted:Or Bindeez the toy beads that turned into date rape drug GHB when consumed. Or Perth Children's Hospital, where Chinese produced brass fittings contaminated the water with lead, which is really the last thing you want in a children's hospital. Oh jesus they finally found out where the lead was coming from ?! hahahah
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eSporks posted:I more interested in the thing on the right, is that a cheetoh maker? It's one of these: HIMOSKWA Cold And Hot Home Automatic Oil Presser Stainless Steel Oil Press Machine Soybea Peanuts Seed Oil Extractor 220V https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/F0BbRJE
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 09:43 |
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I thought it was some sort of weird natto machine at first.. honestly I was too afraid to ask, so thanks for that?Big Bad Beetleborg posted:I'm not sure what I clicked on to get these recommendations, but that one in the bottom left is a doozy Just lol if all of your recommendations don't look like this by now
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 12:12 |
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2018-Cartoon-Kids-Plush-soft-toy-Children-s-toys-for-boys-girls-kids-funny-Russian-toys/32884904599.html I checked my recommendations, this is what it gave me...
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Nettle Soup posted:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2018-Cartoon-Kids-Plush-soft-toy-Children-s-toys-for-boys-girls-kids-funny-Russian-toys/32884904599.html finally, a plushie for that thing in Eraserhead
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 12:48 |
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Roguestick posted:keep forgetting I ordered something. Maybe it will come someday. I envy people that forget about ae orders. I'm completely unable to do anything besides check shipping status constantly as soon as I am able to
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 13:46 |
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The last time I made a buncha Ali orders I only got like 2/3rds of my items and the buyers protection was gone by the time I realized they weren't coming. Sucks.
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https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b2VknvJb
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 17:02 |
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Disappointed there isnt an option for our uncirc’d brothers
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Nettle Soup posted:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2018-Cartoon-Kids-Plush-soft-toy-Children-s-toys-for-boys-girls-kids-funny-Russian-toys/32884904599.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homunculus_loxodontus I want one
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Charles Bukowski posted:The last time I made a buncha Ali orders I only got like 2/3rds of my items and the buyers protection was gone by the time I realized they weren't coming. Sucks.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 20:37 |
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The baby talk above made me want to get a personalized onesie. Anyone know conversions of Asian to American baby sizes? I suppose I'll need to also account for the 3 month delivery time in the sizing purchase. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bab...5.html?spm=2114 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bab...5.html?spm=2114
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Anne Whateley posted:Yeah you have to be on top of it confirming orders that arrive and asking them to extend purchase protection on ones that don't. That part is definitely more of a hassle than shopping anywhere else As for baby sizes, the last time I ordered the sizes actually fit fine. I would still go a size up and don't spend too much at first, I mean I'd it's small I guess you could try to return it or just donate your lead lined baby outfits to Goodwill.
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# ? Dec 8, 2018 22:38 |
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While this is one of my favorite James Jean pieces, I don't think he or image gave anybody permission to use it for any kind of embroidery. aladdin hourglass
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can anyone recommend (or let me know if there are any brands to avoid) some ali binoculars? reading a few reviews they all seem to overstate the magnification ability - just want something that will actually be able to be focused any not fall apart the first time i use it.
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